Last updated Aug 16, 2022 | First published on Oct 24, 2007 | China
First, if you haven’t, read about Day 1 and Day 2 of my independent trekking in China’s Tiger Leaping Gorge. The sun provided another perfect day for the last segment of our three-day trek through the Tiger Leaping Gorge outside of Lijang, China. We left...
Last updated Aug 2, 2022 | First published on Oct 24, 2007 | China
We left the Naxi Family Guesthouse and hit the trail for what turned out to be the best trekking day of my life. We didn’t exactly get an early start, but it did not matter, and the owner of the guesthouse walked us down the trail with smiles, hugs, and wishing...
Last updated Aug 2, 2022 | First published on Oct 23, 2007 | China
I felt so alive. Sure, my shoes and socks were soaked, my nose was running, the skin on my feet was starting to break open into sores from hiking while wet, but I have just finished the highlight of my trip to China. The entire three months, the visa extension, the...
Last updated Aug 4, 2022 | First published on Oct 21, 2007 | China
Meeting Dr. Ho while in Bai Sha (Yunnan, China) became one of my most serendipitous moments on this trip. But first, here’s how we got there: The strangest thing happened at breakfast this morning. I was sitting with my Lijiang crew at Mama’s Guesthouse...
Last updated Aug 16, 2022 | First published on Oct 15, 2007 | China
I bounced around a muddy corner on my mountain bike and nearly ran into the side of a water buffalo. The stupid thing barely looked up and just went back to its never-ending chewing. And so it went on my cycling in Yunnan, China, one of the best adventures I’ve...
